The Bayelsa State House of Assembly, on Monday, passed a resolution under matters of urgent importance condemning last Saturday’s invasion of Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of the state by policemen. The legislators said the invasion led to destruction of property and alleged loss of lives. Speaking on the floor of the assembly…
Aggrieved women in Opu-Nembe community in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have staged a protest against the continued siege by policemen and armed thugs on their community. They also alleged that the invasion was sponsored by the immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. The protesting women, dressed in…
A recent incident involving the interception of an ocean-going vessel, MT PRAISEL, by the Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) in Delta State has brought to light the internal friction among security agencies tasked with protecting oil facilities in the Niger Delta. Conflicts between various security agencies over operational procedures had been ongoing prior to…
In a Facebook post, one Chuks Akunna has accused the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, of bias in the upcoming Bayelsa election. Akunna questioned why Egbetokun has flooded certain areas with police while allowing the chief thug of Timipre Sylva, Kojo Sam, to roam free. Akunna believes that Sylva’s actions are threatening the peace…
Operatives of the joint military task force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), on Saturday night, arrested some youths with guns at a checkpoint at Otakeme community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The armed youths were in two Hilux vehicles. A security source disclosed that the gunmen were thugs of one Kojo Sam, who…
RESOLUTION OF ALL IJAW YOUTHS CONFERENCE HELD IN KAIAMA, BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA, DECEMBER 11, 1998. INTRODUCTION: Over 5000 Ijaw Youths drawn from over 500 communities of about 40 clans that make up the Ijaw nation, met in Kaiama to deliberate on ways of finding solutions to the problems associated with our present enslavement in the…
Opu-Nembe community in the Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been thrown into disarray as 28 chiefs and elders were exiled by youths over allegations of neglecting community security. The traditional leaders were accused of attending a birthday celebration for former Nigerian Minister, Sylva, against the community’s interests. At a press conference led…
By Godknows Igali On that Saturday morning, June 17, 2023, the sky was exceptionally sunny in the middle of the rainy season over Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, the wettest of all of Nigeria’s 36 states. Though the weather was sparklingly bright, a most sombre mood which had attracted not less than 5,000 young men…
In its determined effort ensure the environment is habitable and sustainable, the Bayelsa State Government has concluded plans to kickstart the establishment of Plastic Banks and an Eco-laboratory projects. To this end, the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri has directed the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Ministries of Land and Survey,…
By Asiayei Enaibo AZIZA Father Igologolo, Aferekiripon! I dip my fingers into your pot of power to redeem my father’s vow made before your sacred altar in the days of antiquity before I came to see the light of the Earth when I was you and now I am you then you in your mercy…
